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Cute characters are often vulnerable, innocent and lovable – and therein lies their power.
South Korea’s divided society will soon head to the polls to elect a new president.
The strength of these alliances depends on whether Trump views Tokyo and Seoul as bulwarks against China’s rise or vassals that can be extorted for financial gain.
Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.
A US deal that gives Russia more power, and withdraws support from former allies, is likely to cost Washington overall.
Han Kang’s characters have looked squarely at histories of state-sanctioned murder and carry the wounds of those histories.
Development economist Jostein Hauge talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the winners and losers from tariffs and protectionism.
A Korean chatbot named Iruda was manipulated by users to spew hate speech, leading to a large fine for her makers — and providing a warning for lawmakers.
This South Korean boy band is the first act ever to debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart with its first six entries. It has a very devoted fanbase to thank.
To stop a crime, it helps to understand who these criminals are and how they think.
In contrast to other critiques of capitalism that tend to highlight the players behind the scenes, ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 unearths why people play along with the system in the first place.
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.
Some women in South Korea are refusing to marry, have children, or engage in sexual relationships with men in response to deep-seated misogyny.
South Koreans demonstrating against President Yoon have turned protest sites into multi-coloured musical rallies.
As trust in traditional media declines, populist influencers and journalistic ‘newsfluencers’ are gaining power.
After more than a week of political turmoil, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach the country’s embattled president.
In 1972, a South Korean president instigated a self-coup and succeeded. Understanding why – and why the latest attempt failed – helps explain how far the country’s democracy has progressed and how fragile it could become.
There have been 46 attempted self-coups since the end of World War II – 80% have succeeded. So what went wrong for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol?
Yoon’s decision to call for martial law reminded South Koreans of the dark days of dictatorship and repression.
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